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Re:Firefox removing terminology from browser that has been i... by leephillips on Thursday June 02, 2022 @11:46AM (#31596329)
They changed “master password” to “primary password” because they think that “master” is an offensive word, because they are insane.
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Re:Firefox removing terminology from browser that has been i... by moralestapia on Thursday June 02, 2022 @01:09PM (#31597633)
>because they are insane

Yes. Meanwhile their browser market share keeps going on a steady decline. In 3-4 years it will be ~1% and that will be effectively the end of Mozilla.

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Re:Firefox removing terminology from browser that has been i... by smegsicle on Thursday June 02, 2022 @02:14PM (#31598541)
clearly the problem is that the word 'master' makes github and mozilla people think of black people
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